| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 303 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Community/sangha : FPMT's transnational Buddhists -- Religious practice/dharma : global Buddhism, translation and heritage -- The statue/murti : planning a colossal Maitreya -- The relics/sarira : worship, transmission, and fundraising with the relic tour -- Aspiration/asha : hope, the future tense, and making (up) progress on the Maitreya project -- Holy place/tirtha : social life in the place of the Buddha's death -- Steadfastness/aditthana : Indian farmers resist the Buddha of love -- Loving-kindness/maitri : ethics, values and progress in the shadow of Maitreya -- Compassionate practice/karuna : advocacy anthropology and engagement -- Conclusion : faith/shraddha : guru devotion, agency and belief -- Epilogue : rebirth/samsara : the future of the Maitreya project. |
| Summary |
"This ethnography explores the controversial plans and practices of the Maitreya Project, a transnational Buddhist organization, as they worked to build the world's tallest statue as a multi-million dollar gift to India"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition.
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Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. |
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Mahayana Buddhism -- Relations.
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Mahayana Buddhism. |
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Relations. |
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Buddhist converts.
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Buddhist converts. |
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Mahayana Buddhism -- India -- Kushinagar (District)
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India. |
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Maitreyanātha -- Cult -- India -- Kushinagar (District)
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Maitreyanātha. |
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Cults. |
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Ethnology -- India -- Kushinagar (District)
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Ethnology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Falcone, Jessica Marie, 1976- Battling the Buddha of love. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501723469 (DLC) 2018008239 |
| ISBN |
9781501723476 (electronic book) |
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1501723472 (electronic book) |
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9781501723490 |
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1501723499 |
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9781501723469 |
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